Teaching

Teachers need the ability to understand a subject well enough to convey its essence to a new generation of students.^{[citation needed]} The goal is to establish a sound knowledge base on which students will be able to build as they are exposed to different life experiences.^{[citation needed]} The passing of knowledge from generation to generation allows students to grow into useful members of society.^{[citation needed]} Good teachers can translate information, good judgment, experience and wisdom into relevant knowledge that a student can understand and retain.^{[citation needed]} As a profession, teaching has very high levels of Work-Related Stress (WRS)^[12] which are listed as amongst the highest of any profession in some countries, such as the United Kingdom. The degree of this problem is becoming increasingly recognized and support systems are put into place.^[13]